Hiking @ St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park & Lunch @ Famous Marsh Landing

✨ STEP BACK IN TIME TO OLD-TIME FLORIDA — 1920’s STYLE! ✨

FIRST TIMERS & NEWCOMERS — THIS IS THE ONE YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS! It’s easy to get to and locate the host!

The state park is directly off of Babcock Street. Bill is your host! His phone number is 321-515-7029. There is a large white building seen from the road as you enter the park. Bill will meet you at the white building.

Take a trip back to the Florida of the 1920’s…
Before highways. Before crowds. Before high-rises.
Come experience Florida the way Mother Nature intended!

And yes… we’re topping it off with lunch at a historic 1926 landmark!

THIS IS A TRUE NATURE HIKE — REAL OLD-TIME FLORIDA
Photographers Nature lovers Hikers — You are going to LOVE this vast, open wilderness.

This massive preserve and Florida State Park spans 35 square miles and was purchased in 1995 to protect the watershed of the St. Sebastian River and Indian River Lagoon. It’s home to one of Florida’s largest populations of scrub jays and protects rare and endangered plants and animals.

Explore landscapes that existed long before development:
Longleaf pine forests
Scrubby flatwoods
Cypress domes
⛰ Sandhills
Open grassy forests

WILDLIFE & BIRDING PARADISE
Manatees gather in the C54 Canal.
Wildlife sightings may include:
Birds of prey
Deer
Coyotes
Bobcats
Wild turkeys
Gopher tortoises

Part of the Great Florida Birding Trail and one of the top birding locations in the U.S.!
You may see:
Swallow-tailed kites
Bald eagles
Hummingbirds
Red-cockaded woodpeckers
Bachman’s sparrows
Sandhill cranes
Wood storks
American kestrels

WHAT TO BRING
✔ Water
✔ Snacks
✔ Camera (and charged phone!)
✔ Closed-toe shoes
✔ Walking stick (optional)

YOUR HOST & GUIDE
William has hiked this preserve before and knows it well.
⭐ FIRST TIMERS, NEWCOMERS, and seasoned hikers will be welcomed, introduced, and start the hike as friends. ⭐

AFTER THE HIKE — OPTIONAL LUNCH ADVENTURE
We’ll head to a historic 1926 landmark building in downtown (one-road!) Fellsmere.

Step into Old Florida dining and history from the boom and bust years of the 1920’s–30’s.

Historic Marsh Landing Restaurant
44 N. Broadway St., Fellsmere (About 4 miles away)

Local specialties include:
Frog legs
Catfish
Gator tail
Fried green tomatoes
Swamp cabbage
Plus steaks, seafood, and comfort classics.

The dining room is historic and feels like a 1920’s hunting lodge — a true step back in time.

✨ Join us for a ONE-OF-A-KIND day as we travel back to the Florida of the 1920’s.
You will be SO glad you came out for this adventure!

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